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Friday, March 21, 2003

Entertainment, PoliticsBoycott the Oscars (AlterNet.org)
Imagine an Academy Awards stripped of all glitz and glibness, that is nameless and faceless, that is muted and mute. Moviemakers could make their biggest statement by shocking everyone and not showing up, or stopping by and not saying anything at all. Think of the world tuning in to the sight of silence: a night of peace amid war. Think of all the fleeing viewers and lost moola. It could give new meaning to the battle phrase "shock and awe."

(Remember in the aftermath of 9/11, all of the pro sports teams were debating whether or not they should play? All the pundits and commentators generally agreed that sports are relatively unimportant in the grand scheme of things. Now, with a war on, the significance of the Academy Awards, and the entertainment industry the ceremony represents, is apparent: ultimately they are completely meaningless. If sports and entertainment, then, are so unimportant, why do we spend so much of our time, money, and attention on them? ) « 1:42:53 PM »    


4/3/2005; 3:20:14 AM - Lawrence Green


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